[Long-term therapy with amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in recurrent urinary tract infections in childhood].

Experiments have been carried out with an association of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid for the long-term treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections. 20 children whose antibiogram showed that the microbe in question was insensitive to amoxicillin alone were selected for treatment; five suffered from urinary tract malformations. Urine sterilisation was obtained by administering a dose of 40 mg/kg/die for five days. Treatment continued with a single evening dose of 20 mg/kg for six months. A positive result was obtained in 18 subjects (90%). One case of E. coli proved resistant to the antibiotic. In another case, treatment had to be suspended for vomiting. At the end of treatment, haematological controls proved normal

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Low-dosage immunoglobulins for an infant with hypogammaglobulinemia, maple syrup urine disease, and parvovirus B19-associated aplastic crisis

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[Nailfold capillaroscopy in normal children between 0 and 16 years of age].

Nailfold capillaroscopy is a technique used in childhood and adults for morpho-functional study of peripheral microcirculation. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the evolution of the microcirculation. Nailfold capillaroscopy was performed in eighty-six healthy children (48 boys and 38 girls) aged 5 months to 16 years. All the subjects were divided into 5 groups for age. A progressive morphological and dynamic development of peripheral microcirculation in the early years of life was observed. Therefore, nailfold capillaroscopy is a simple, noninvasive, easily repetitive method which allows to observe the physiological development and a possible pathology of naifold capillaries